"Legal basis for US killing of Iran general depends on threat ...- justification would apply even if Soleimani hadn’t already launched an attack under the established doctrine of “anticipatory” self-defense, according to Jeff Addicot, a retired Army officer and expert in national security law at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio."

"Legal basis for US killing of Iran general depends on threat ...- justification would apply even if Soleimani hadn't already launched an attack under the established doctrine of "anticipatory" self-defense, according to Jeff Addicot, a retired Army officer and expert in national security law at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio."

https://www.breitbart.com/news/legal-basis-for-us-killing-of-iran-general-depends-on-threat/